It’s toad time of year again. Usually I post about the toadlets, but this year I thought I’d include the adults. Now is the time when the adult toads are meeting up and heading down to the local ponds at night. “Going to find girlfriends, ” as TF loves to […]
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Traditional Welsh cakes down the generations
With St David’s day just 2 days away, it was time to make traditional welsh cakes, yesterday. BL loves to help me make these yummy cakes. She takes on the weighing out and cutting out. Welsh cakes always remind me of visiting my welsh Grandma. She would have a batch […]
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It may be overcast and dreary outside, but we are still striving to have our dose of outside fun. Each year, we bring the winter foliage in on the Solstice, but BL and I could not resist a few sprigs to make a wintery centre piece for the table. There […]
Read moreHang on Autumn
I’m busy knitting some Christmas pieces at the moment. The children are practising Christmas carols. Even the songs for the school nativity play are starting to trickle into the house. The outside temperature has dipped, making coats, gloves and hats a must. I love digging out the handmade knits at […]
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